The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-22

Fei iIhfE yours,
r. C.. DRUM, Adjutant General
The Endorsement Of the Secretary oil
War upon this letter was as follows:
"WAR DEPAarmENr. s1av g., Iss7.-
The within recommendation ls approved
bv the President, and t5e Adi1tant General
will prepare letters To Governors ol those
States whose troops carried ae c9lors and
aags nov ia this department. wilh the offer
10 return them as herein proposed the h.s-
tory Of each flag and the circumstaucss Of
its capture or recspture 10 be given.
VIM. q. ENBIcJTr, Secretary OF War"
When preparations were begun for
the execution Of thi. order, the so-
called Grand Army of the Republic"
a sectional, semi-poIitjcal organization
Of mutual admirers, set up an uproar
to which the clamor Of Pan
demonium itself was whisper, Tae
alarm guns were fred. Tbec'5ns rallied,
and Gen. Fairfield the Grand Com
mauder, passed the rallying cry around,
"Pal-ied be the hand which signed the
order" and every manner Of fealTal Inn
psecae'h was lHuhdeFed l'TlA against
the plotteIs of the iniqai5y from aft the
seats Of Republican authority Here
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''i0 sumo va '''e protests
PROTEST oF THE IOWA POSTS.
DIS MONIES, Iowa. June lG.-Gs-craI
Tuuie, commander of the c. A. E. lor
f4y-- has l-aI tsr---rrs-r f..,-.-.. ......
protest 10 tres'deut l4eFelana against amy
re'eI uas7 captured by Iowa O. OPS being
surrendered 20 the south, and E- .-
steps to enjoln amy surrender itit IL con-
temPlated.
Ho!y5ernor Larr7oee has autographed she
PRESIDENT an nphaata protest ana "iit
TAKE ies3I Steps, 81 necessary, - m aNe the
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SENATOR SHERMAN SPEAKS.
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the union zoI3iers .sTEsir a. th..r
triumph and their sacrifices are their
create ,; prlae ana glory ~ ms g4ninl5
cannot understand il. Their none ,5-;r
ann anu ',isll p'lle seems 70 p5 III .is
arm and in svron,t,g viii f,nfo,ja-,,
ideas.
They think it very strange that the
Union should be moved by the return oi
rebel flags won in battle, and DO not seem
TO appreciate that this surrender is mark
Of regret that the flags We're won and ]
DOUBT If any case IN history can be found
where sueh confession was made by the
successful party. Ii the President thin is
this Is a trihing matter he VIII be really
mistaken. Tie sentiment OF patriotism is
stronger than party ties
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WASHINGTON, june IG.-At The request
Of Governor Foraker, of Ohio that counsel
should be retained to iustitute legal pro-
ceedIngs TO enjoin the return oi the Conied-
crate flags TO the Governors of the South
ern States, General II. Y. Boyutou to-day
selected Hon. Samuel Shellabarger OF
Ohio, and Hon. George s. Boutwell,. of
Massachusetts, to take charge Of the case.
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1oo''' 'i''' 'l''io ''i9 eS'N7''t "l75iy
decided to stop the clamor by revolving
the order as follows
THE PRESIDENT ORDERS TuE RETENTION
OF THE FLAGS.
letter was sent to the Secretary IF War he
the President to-day in regard to the dis
RoTls.oh q tpt a3, captured by 'e uaioH
Il have fo-dav considered with more
care than when the subject was orally pre-
5 5ies, me Inc, ehe aeuon OF your department
Governors Of all tae State ofFerin, - ~
turn, ii desired, to the loyal States, the
9 aa3n nag caRt1red agrins .he war Of Che
afterwards recovered bv The goverr,,r ,-,,t
troops; and to the CoDfedera,e States the
hags captured by the Union forces, all OF
boTes and stored + ~ he s' LII 3 800 ,
the war department.
l am OF the opinion that Tie return Of
i s nor l ,bo ,i,g iH' ~ '; eos '.
justified as an executive act.
| request, therefore, thatno tuTthersteps
and i ;rra ~ lle Ila..er s1cs ~ 70 'Aa.l re
measures for their preservation.
Aay direction as to the final disposition
u s'i SHOULD or5SIna.e Win Congress
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le suggestion q 'ae I resident that the
au'Aofi'y u oollsEess siloaid pc ootalRea
lor executing the weii-meant design to
restore tne hags' Is lh'advlsed. The
eHect would be to furnish occasion for